Make-up

Kate knows exactly what suits her – she sticks to a natural palette, a flawless base, neutral glossy lips and dramatic eyes.

Rumour has it that Kate enlisted a professional make-up artist to teach her how to do the ­make-up for her wedding day.

And I’ve also heard she uses the Beth Bender Get in Line Stencil Kit, (£18, www.beautyboxx.co.uk ). Either way, it’s a look that she sticks to religiously but suggests to me she can probably do her eyes without a stencil kit these days.

If you want to get her look and you’re not a dab hand with the eyeliner, this kit could really help. It’s available in a light base shade for light to medium skin tones and a warmer shade for medium to darker skin tones.

1Use a medium-sized shadow brush – The Body Shop has the perfect brush for this, £9. Apply a dark brown shadow across the top of the eyelid, blending it away softly into the socket area.

2The secret to getting Kate’s dramatic eyes is to use eyeliner along the lash line at the top and bottom. Start at the top and draw your pencil outwards from the centre.

Use your other hand to stretch your eye gently outwards to pull the skin taut, making it easier to draw a smooth line.

3Then draw the line underneath, starting at the inside of the eye. Kate tends to stick to dark brown eyeliner as this gives maximum impact without looking too harsh.

4Kate also has an immaculate complexion that she enhances with minimal foundation. For an even base like Kate’s, apply a foundation primer which will help the foundation base coat to be applied more evenly and smoothly while evening out the skin tone. Laura Mercier’s Foundation Primer, (£28, www.houseoffraser.co.uk ), is quite simply the best money can buy.

Another top tip is to apply your foundation using a make-up sponge or a brush, (I swear by Space NK’s, £25, www.spacenk.co.uk ), for an even, smooth coat of colour. Maybelline New York Dream Satin Liquid Foundation, (£8.19, www.boots.com ), gives a brilliant, flawless finish fit for a princess.